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Red Hat update for kernel
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24300
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Release Date:
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2007-02-27
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Popularity:
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6,183 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-0001
CVE-2007-0006
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Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
1) An error within the auditing subsystem can be exploited to cause a kernel panic. Successful exploitation requires that the attacker previously created a watch for a file.
2) A NULL pointer dereference error within the "key_alloc_serial()" function can be exploited to crash the kernel.
For more information:
SA24109
Solution:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
Original Advisory:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.html
Other References:
SA24109:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24109/
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